May 2026 Update
- Adam Donovan
- 58 minutes ago
- 5 min read
[May 2026]
Progress, come what May...
Greetings all, and welcome to the May (2026) update for Roguelike Games!
As mentioned in our January blog, these monthly updates will now primarily focus on progress, highlighting the project's advancement towards completion each month. The goal is to establish an easily trackable roadmap that clearly shows what we are currently working on and where our efforts will be concentrated in the upcoming month.
These progress trackers will be split into The Uncanny Edition Core Rulebook, The Enclave Edition Core Rulebook and The Imperial Encyclopaedia Estania progress.
Furthermore, they will be split into the following categories:
Writing
Proof-reading & Editing
Layout
As noted in the February update, from now on, we will only highlight changes from the previous month. Therefore, this update will focus on the work completed during March.
Alternatively, you can now find the Moralinth Progress Tracker here.
With all that said, here is how the project looks as of the end of May 2026:
The Uncanny Edition of Moralinth is split into six parts, with each consisting of between two and seven chapters each:
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Welcome to Moralinth (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 2 Rules Introduction (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
PART 1 - CHARACTER CREATION
Chapter 3 Creating Your Character (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 4 Character Type (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 5 Character Flavour (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 6 Character Descriptor (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 7 Character Focus (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 8 The Uncanny and The Sight (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 9 Equipment and Finishing Touches (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
PART 2- PLAYING MORALINTH
Chapter 10 Rules of the Game (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 11 Horror, Shock and Insanity (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 12 Corruption and Dark Passengers (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 13 The Blight and The Gloom (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
PART 3- THE SETTING
Chapter 14 Victorian Gothic (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 15 The Estanian Empire (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 16 Elysium and The Enclaves (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 17 The Dark (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 18 Magic, Technology and Faith (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
PART 4 - CREATURES & CHARACTERS
Chapter 19 Creatures (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 20 Non-Player Characters (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
PART 5 - RUNNING MORALINTH
Chapter 21 Cyphers and Artefacts (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 22 Using The Rules (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Chapter 23 Running A Moralinth Game (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
Timeline & Back Matter
(Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
TL/DR: Moralinth: Uncanny Edition is now fully written, proof-read and edited. Art, Layout and associated sheets (such as Character Sheets, Residency Sheets and XP Cards) are left to complete.
'PART IV: CREATURES & CHARACTERS' Progress
CHAPTER 20 PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
'PART V: RUNNING MORALINTH' Progress
CHAPTER 21 PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
CHAPTER 22 PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
CHAPTER 23 PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
BACK MATTER Progress
Glossary PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
Moralinth Timeline PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
Reference Tables PROGRESS:
Writing
Completed (100%)
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to Completed (100%)
Layout
No Change
The Enclave Edition of Moralinth is split into ten parts:
INTRODUCTION (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
RULES FRAMEWORK (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
UNCANNY INVESTIGATORS (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
SKILLS (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
THE SIGHT & OTHER TALENTS (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
CONFLICT & DISCOVERY (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
ITEMS BOTH MUNDANE & MAGICAL (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
THE DARK & OTHER STRANGENESS (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
THE KNOWN WORLD (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
RUNNING MORALINTH (Writing, Proofread & Editing complete)
TL/DR: Moralinth: Enclave Edition is now fully written, proof-read and edited. Art, Layout and associated sheets (such as Character Sheets, Residency Sheets and XP Cards) are left to complete.
The Imperial Encyclopaedia Estania is split into seventeen chapters:
Chapter 1 - The World of Moralinth
Chapter 2 - History of Moralinth
Chapter 3 - The Estanian Empire
Chapter 4 - The Imperial Isle of Estania
Chapter 5 - The Northern Frontier
Chapter 6 - The Eastern Kingdoms
Chapter 7 - The Inner Territories
Chapter 8 - The Southern Holdings
Chapter 9 - The Western Realms
Chapter 10 - The Outer Colonies
Chapter 11 - Beyond The Known World
Chapter 12 - Science & Technology
Chapter 13 - Religion & Belief
Chapter 14 - The Occult
Chapter 15 - Factions of The Known World
Chapter 16 - The Blight
Chapter 17 - Enclaves and Elysium Guide
'CHAPTER 1 - THE WORLD OF MORALINTH' Progress
Writing: Increased to 80%
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to 30%
Layout No Change
'CHAPTER 2 - THE WORLD OF MORALINTH' Progress
Writing: Increased to 50%
Proof-reading & Editing: Increased to 30%
Layout No Change
'CHAPTER 3 - THE WORLD OF MORALINTH' Progress
Writing: Increased to 30%
Proof-reading & Editing: No Change
Layout No Change
'CHAPTER 4 - THE WORLD OF MORALINTH' Progress
Writing: Increased to 20%
Proof-reading & Editing: No Change
Layout No Change
'CHAPTER 5 - THE WORLD OF MORALINTH' Progress
Writing: Increased to 10%
Proof-reading & Editing: INo Change
Layout No Change
'CHAPTER 6 - THE WORLD OF MORALINTH' Progress
Writing: Increased to 10%
Proof-reading & Editing: No Change
Layout No Change
Roguelike Community
The Moralinth Official Facebook Group is the place to visit for quick and concise updates for those who only want the summarised details of what is happening with Moralinth and is a great place to see the artwork, lore snippets, and updates. We're looking to add more to it so that we can add extra information, but we need your help! What sort of things would you like to see included in the Facebook Group that isn't there already? Feel free to leave comments so we can know what is a priority for everyone, and make sure you tell your friends!
DISCORD:
For a more in-depth and interactive playground for all things Moralinth, you can head over to the Morlainth Official Discord Server. We're looking to foster the community and grow it out, and a few of the messages we've received of late have asked for more ways to interact with the game world, as well as an increase in setting information. We're looking to try and grant both requests simultaneously, so keep an eye on Discord for more information! Feel free to invite anyone who you feel might want to follow the project but please remember they need to verify their account when they first join the server (you need to click the little "tick" to be granted the Uncanny role and gain access to all the Categories, Channels and Events).
Future Plans
Next month, we'll be sharing with you our updates on the progress tracker for The Imperial Encyclopaedia Estania, plus any additional updates to the Uncanny and Enclave edition Core Rulebooks through the month of June 2026.
....and that wraps up our update for this month! Feel free to drop us a message or come visit us on our Facebook page or our Discord Group if you'd like! Until our next update,
Happy Gaming!
- Adam
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